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About Mawai Village

Mawai is a mid sized village in Unchahar tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,809, made up of 930 males and 879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares.

Mawai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Unchahar
Area (hectares) 247 hectares
Population 1,809
Male Population 930
Female Population 879
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawai compares

By the 2011 count Mawai is the 47th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,504 residents. Its 247 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Mawai

Mawai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mawai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mawai from other places

Mawai lies about 38 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Arkha, about 8.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mawai
Nearest railway station Arkha 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Unchahar 9.8 km
Nearest town Kunda 26 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 38 km

Villages closest to Mawai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Unchahar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Mawai

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawai village had a population of 1,809. That makes it the 47th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,504 residents.

Mawai village has 930 males and 879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawai has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Mawai covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mawai falls under Unchahar tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mawai is Arkha, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mawai.

Mawai is about 38 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mawai is in Unchahar tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Arkha is about 8.3 km away. Unchahar is about 9.8 km away. Kunda is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhikhnapur Kalapur (under 2 km), Gaura (under 2 km) and Gauraiya Mafi (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mawai today is likely to be higher.

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